Comparative Physiology of Antarctic Fishes

摘要: Publisher Summary From the standpoint of a comparative physiologist, Antarctica is superb natural laboratory providing excellent research opportunities. The unique fish fauna an entire continent has resulted from successful colonization Antarctic waters, and subsequent diversification, by single major group. results these studies on physiology fishes have implications for wide range biological disciplines. complex physiological adaptations notothenioid gives some insight into reasons their success as group teleosts, general failure other to penetrate south Convergence. attempts understand effects temperature processes, its consequences animals themselves, will always be highlighted study extreme environments. This chapter summarizes progress in made over past quarter century, indicate exciting potential further work, act introduction new workers field.